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Where does it go?  The crisis from work, when you’re home; the drama as you left the house?  The relentless news cycles of shootings and war, of a planet critically out of balance?  How do we hold the news of our world a...

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It was a gut-wrenching moment. I was set to speak at the 50th anniversary of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), where I serve on the board and deeply believe in the cause. I’d prepared remarks about ...

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Dogs and smoke detectors do not mix.  Even a little bit.  At least not for Summit. He will chase anything in his yard, brave long walks in 20 below zero conditions, and go most anywhere with me, but smoke detector low ba...

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Almost without fail, one of the first questions people ask about dogsledding is how you choose the lead dog. As usual, what works with a sled dog team mirrors what works for human teams.

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In the early morning\nwell moistened soil, drunk with snow melt,\nbrings forth an earthy, intoxicating smell.\nIt’s a stop-you-in-your-tracks scent\nas if the whole neighborhood had become a greenhouse.

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Few of us would describe this as an easy time. And yet…we are here, on this beautiful and generous earth, living and breathing into this day. We have choices in terms of where we put our attention, our time, our care. ‘S...

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Early spring and the woods are alive with bird song.\nEven before sunrise they begin.\nVolume and variety increasing\nwith each passing moment\nuntil it is impossible to distinguish\nbetween the multitude of calls and songs.

","url":"https://thewildinstitute.com/wild-poems/f/the-widom-of-feathers-and-wings","title":"The Wisdom of Feathers and Wings","summary":"Early spring and the woods are alive with bird song.\nEven before sunrise they begin.\nVolume and variety increasing\nwith each passing moment\nuntil it is impossible to distinguish\nbetween the multitude of calls and songs.","date_modified":"2026-05-27T13:44:16Z"},{"id":"https://thewildinstitute.com/wild-poems/f/the-myth-of-arrival","html_content":"

Most of what we do is never truly finished—there’s always another update, another meeting, another deadline, another project. And yet, our predominant work culture perpetuates a myth of ‘arrival:’ the idea that if we jus...

","url":"https://thewildinstitute.com/wild-poems/f/the-myth-of-arrival","title":"The Myth of Arrival","summary":"Most of what we do is never truly finished—there’s always another update, another meeting, another deadline, another project. And yet, our predominant work culture perpetuates a myth of ‘arrival:’ the idea that if we jus...","date_modified":"2026-05-27T13:39:14Z"}]}